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Pippa Mann Makes History as First Woman to Win Firestone Freedom 100 Pole

Mann, driving the No. 11 Sam Schmidt Motorsports car, is only the second female pole sitter in Firestone Indy Lights history, joining Sarah McCune in 2005 at Chicagoland Speedway.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Pippa Mann became the first female pole winner in the 101-year-old history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, earning the top starting spot for the Firestone Freedom 100.

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Mann, driving the No. 11 Sam Schmidt Motorsports car, is only the second female pole sitter in Firestone Indy Lights history, joining Sarah McCune in 2005 at Chicagoland Speedway. She recorded a two-lap average speed of 187.989 mph (1 minute, 35.7505 seconds) on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 40-lap race on May 28.

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